The first woman to be ordained as a Reconstructionist rabbi, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso grew up in Philadelphia. She has served as rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis since 1977. A lecturer, educator, editor, and community activist, Sasso is an award-winning author of books for children and adults.
This silver alms plate was likely used to collect donations in a synagogue. In the center is a boat, meant to represent Noah’s ark, a common image on Jewish alms containers. The Hebrew word for…
“Act dumb,” Otilia advised me. “Change the subject.” To help me understand what she meant, she illustrated by relating a conversation she had had with a neighbor. It was December, when a great deal of…
This sketch for a costume was made for the role of Jitka in Dalibor, a Czech opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana, first performed in 1868. The plot centers on the story of a Czech knight, Dalibor…